Tag: Joseph Mayton
Christians angry as Saudi Grand Mufti calls for churches to be destroyed
Joseph Mayton 16/3/2012 Christians across the Middle East are expressing anger and frustration after the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia said it is “necessary to ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Christians’ uphill battle
Joseph Mayton 2/3/2012 CAIRO: Christians in Egypt are no strangers to sectarian violence, and even after the hopeful solidarity shown in the first waves of ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts protest “disappearance of girls”
Mohamed Abdel Salam and Joseph Mayton 29/2/2012 CAIRO: A number of Egypt Coptic Christian protesters organized a demonstration on Tuesday in front of Parliament to ... Read More
US preacher demands Obama act on “Muslim war against Christians”
Joseph Mayton 25/2/12 CAIRO: American preacher Franklin Graham called on US President Barack Obama to act on the “war on Christians” in the Islamic world ... Read More
Egypt military uses violence with Coptic Christian Sit-in
Joseph Mayton 5/10/ 2011 CAIRO: Egypt’s military police have fired in the air in an attempt to disperse a few hundred Coptic Christians who had ... Read More
Muslims attack Egypt Coptic church as sectarian Violence Continues
Manar Ammar and Joseph Mayton 30/9/2011 CAIRO: Tension between Muslims and Copts is blazing in the southern town of Edfu after two residential buildings were ... Read More
Egypt’s Christian ‘kidnappings’ highlight need for better Reporting
By Joseph Mayton 27/7/2011 CAIRO: Christian Solidarity International Board Member Michele Clark went to Congress last week to detail the abuse of Coptic women and ... Read More